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[Abe Shungo, 56 sai, 8-3-42]
Maker
Hoshida, George
(1907 - 1985)
Date1942
Mediumink, paper, laminate
DimensionsH: 6 in, W: 9.5 in
ClassificationsFine Arts
Credit LineGift of June Hoshida Honma, Sandra Hoshida and Carole Hoshida Kanada
Object number97.106.2BM
Description2 drawings on paper, lined and laminated (1 sheet) : ink ; left image 3.875 x 2.75 in., right image 3.875 x 2.75 in., on sheet 6 x 9.5 in.;Ink portraits of two men, Shungo Abe and Yoshitaka Fukuda, at Lordsburg Justice Department Camp, New Mexico on August 3, 1942. Both drawings have black line borders.
Left portrait of Shungo Abe, 56 year-old legal office worker in Los Angeles, California, originally from Miyagi, Japan. Abe has a full beard, glasses and hair parted in middle. He is dressed in a button-down shirt and looks to the right of viewer. Visible from shoulders up.
Right portrait of Yoshitaka Fukuda, 44 year-old head of Kankokkyo north American mission in San Francisco, California, originally from Nara, Japan. Fukuda is dressed in button-down shirt and glasses. His eyes are downcast. He has a mustache and wavy receding hair. Visible from shoulders up.
Left portrait of Shungo Abe, 56 year-old legal office worker in Los Angeles, California, originally from Miyagi, Japan. Abe has a full beard, glasses and hair parted in middle. He is dressed in a button-down shirt and looks to the right of viewer. Visible from shoulders up.
Right portrait of Yoshitaka Fukuda, 44 year-old head of Kankokkyo north American mission in San Francisco, California, originally from Nara, Japan. Fukuda is dressed in button-down shirt and glasses. His eyes are downcast. He has a mustache and wavy receding hair. Visible from shoulders up.